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Funds will create or retain nearly 1,000 affordable housing units, support construction jobs. DES MOINES, IA - August 31, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Chet Culver today announced nearly $75 million in funding to 16 affordable housing projects that aid in the preservation or construction of nearly 1,000 housing units throughout the state. The awards were made through a combination of the Culver/Judge I-JOBS initiative, the federal American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Iowa Housing Tax Credit Program

Housing Tax Credits to Build Affordable Housing for Cedar Rapids. DES MOINES, IA - July 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Chet Culver announced today that Iowa will award more than $15 million in Housing Tax Credits to finance the construction of a new affordable housing project in an area of Cedar Rapids hit hard by the 2008 floods.

March 06, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Iowa Congressman Tom Latham announced on Thursday his support of a housing initiative that will help ease the current turmoil in the market while encouraging the flow of credit and economic recovery.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Federal legislation introduced today by Senator Chuck Grassley would make it easier for states to provide Medicaid home and community-based services to seniors and Americans with disabilities, and empower individuals to manage the financial burdens that come with caregiving needs

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that it will waive certain limitations for the low-income housing tax credit in Indiana and Iowa...

SILO bill provides secure funding for Iowa’s school districts; Eases property tax burden SIOUX CITY – Today, Governor Chet Culver signed House File 2663, which...

Many people are unaware of Tax Freedom Day, but it's an important date to know. Tax Freedom Day marks the first day in the...

Our nation is mired in a housing crisis created by poor management of home mortgages. Because of this crisis many Iowa families are currently...

From the University of Iowa News Services Office University of Iowa graduate Ted Seldin and his wife, Sarah, of Omaha, Neb., have made a gift...

DES MOINES - An increase in assessed values for houses and farms has triggered growth in a property tax discount, the extent of which...

MASON CITY — Cerro Gordo County Treasurer Michael J. Grandon is reminding all taxpayers that first-half fiscal year 2006 real estate taxes and fiscal...

Gary Floyd said Friday he would bring a "common sense" approach to City Hall focusing on delivering city services and lowering property taxes to...